American Memory – digitized sources with some bibliographic info; no commentary
Activity idea: hand out primary sources (photos, letters, etc.), have students find similar themes, get into groups, discuss
Teaching with Primary Sources – program to provide professional development regionally (teachers, media specialists, pre-service teachers)
TPS Direct – online PD; standards aligned with ISTE NETS, Nat’l Staff Development Council
LOC site, click on Teachers, TPS Direct
PD Plan Builder
3 Main Areas: Primary Sources Overview, Primary Sources from the LOC, Inquiry Learning and Primary Sources (10 items now; 20 by the end of
the year)
Self-Direct Modules – 1 hour of content per module (6 available by the end of 2009)
Intro to LOC available now
In Plan Builder – choose individual lessons; download the PDF with outcomes, standards, materials lists, etc. Includes “Lesson Plans” for staff development session
All materials are ready to use; no searching for sources, image resizing, etc.
Can assign participants to complete training modules; they get a certificate of completion when they finish a module
By November, will be able to build an HTML PD plan for online content delivery (instead of face to face)
2:00-3:00 - Who Needs Worksheets? Web 2.0 Tools Across the Curriculum
Presenters: Brenda Price and Catherine Shiflett
VoiceThread - use to have students teach concepts (math example - students explain perimeter, mean, etc.)
TweenTribune - news site for tweens; kids comment on news articles, teachers monitor student comments
SeeDebate (High School news site?)
3:30-4:30 - Comic Life
Presenter: Linda Oaks LindaOaks@mac.com
Program instructions/ tips
Tuesday 6/30
11:00-12:00 - Metaphors: Enhancements for Creating a 21st Century Teaching Strategy
Presenters: Vivian Johnson (Hamline Univ.) vjohnson@hamline.edu ; Cara Hagen (TIES) cara.hagen@ties.k12.mn.us
Research seems to suggest that the human brain is set up to understand the unfamiliar in terms of metaphor
Connect abstract (target) concept (the unfamilar) with the source domain (familiar concept)
On wiki: create a metaphor for a target concept that students have difficulty understanding; list literal characteristics for the target and the source domain. Find a photo or other image to represent each concept. Provide a statement that describes the abstract relationship. (metaphorswithtechnology.wikispaces.com/SarahL)
Could use Glogster?
3:30-4:30 – Improving Writing Across the Curriculum
Presenters: Carla Beard (Web English Teacher) and Tom Daccord (Best of History website; Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology) http://webenglishteacher.com/necc2009
Linear, traditional, print-based writing VS. Multimodal, screen-based, (social) writing
• Add Value to Writing (authentic audience, personal connection, etc.)
• Add multi-modal writing with the linear
Standardized Assessments are still linear
Ning.com – create social network; private
Great Debate project: Ning and Wiki
Wiki has issues on the left; Issue pages have embedded video – candidates talking about an issue; Students create issue pages; analyze strengths and weaknesses of each candidate’s position
Ning page: poll questions, discussion forums, student-created videos (involves scripting, storyboarding, etc.)
Students chat, discuss, but expectations must be set for writing conventions, etc. The social interaction online is more informal.
Grading: ideally, students take the assignment in an unexpected direction, so there is no “rubric”; can grade on level of interaction, effort, initiative, creativity, etc.
Student Poetry Wiki: workshop1127.wikispaces.com
Students find a point to connect with the poem; create links (dictionary definition of a term in the poem; photo that illustrates an image, idea from the poem, etc.)
Vocab Wiki: vocabworkshop.wikispaces.com
Students create a page for each vocab word: definition, photo, sentence, connection, syn/antonym; put name by your contribution
Word editors assigned to each page, verify content; make sure each task is completed for each word
Shakespeare Wiki:
Students manage a wiki about Henry IV
Analysis of scenes, Important Quotes, Historical References; Shakespeare Bio; Video and Audio; Contemporary Adaptations; Trivia; Shakespearean Language; Movie Trailers; Rap about the Play, News Broadcast, etc.
Improving Editing Skills
Customize Spelling/Grammar Check on MS Word (can choose specific grammar items to check); limit the number of items to check so that kids can focus on targeted skills (passive voice, colloquialisms, etc.)
Can also get rid of red/ green squiggly lines so students only check for grammar/ spelling at the end
Readability Statistics: Sentences per paragraph, words per sentence, grade level, passive sentence percentages, reading ease (Use this as a guide or self-assessment)
For students w/ special needs: limiting grammar check preferences helps them focus, not become overwhelmed
To watch for specific words (Control-F) auto-find a word or phrase that students shouldn’t use or that they over-use
Double-click to open a file; check properties (find out when the file was created, edited, how many times it was edited). Then you can ask, “Why did you start your paper at 11pm last night?”
Auto-correct options – write out a comment “This sentence is too vague; include specific details”, and label it “cm1” in auto correct. Every time you type cm1, it will automatically replace it with your comment
Wednesday 7/1
12:00-1:00 - Mix & MashUp - Digital Storytelling with Resources from WGBH Boston http://teachersdomain.org
Teachers' Domain (website, iTunes store) - free digital media sources from public TV and other media producers
Media clips on website; can be downloaded, saved, and some can be remixed
State-specific standards
OER - Open Educational Resources http://oercommons.org
Heating Up! - based on Heat documentary from Frontline (global warming); student-created content, reviewed by media professionals; students submitted "pitches" for follow-up production; winning pitches received funding for production; rough-cuts available online; students learn about fair use, copyright, etc. http://lab.wgbh.org/open-call/heating-up/rough-cuts
Frontline - episode last year called, "Growing Up Online" follow-up episode this winter called "Digital Nation"
WGBH Lab - http://lab.wgbh.org/sandbox - place for students to download, edit, remix video (rights cleared) http://lab.wgbh.org/resources
1:30-2:30 - Totally Cool Google Tools
Tammy Worcester http://tammyworcester.com
iGoogle
Blogger
GoogleDocs
TinyURL
GoogleForms - Build survey/questionnaire/quiz in GoogleDocs; fill-in questions, multiple-choice; gives you an embed code (insert in wiki or RSchool site?)
Google Maps - send addresses to cell phone; plan driving route - drag route to different place (middle destination)
Calendar
Sarah Lorntson
Session Notes
Monday 6/29
8:30-9:00 - Virtually Crossing Cultures: Connecting through Global Nomads Group Interactive Videoconferences (IVCs)
11:00-12:00 – Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Sources
- http://www.loc.gov
- American Memory – digitized sources with some bibliographic info; no commentary
- Activity idea: hand out primary sources (photos, letters, etc.), have students find similar themes, get into groups, discuss
- Teaching with Primary Sources – program to provide professional development regionally (teachers, media specialists, pre-service teachers)
- TPS Direct – online PD; standards aligned with ISTE NETS, Nat’l Staff Development Council
- LOC site, click on Teachers, TPS Direct
PD Plan Builder- 3 Main Areas: Primary Sources Overview, Primary Sources from the LOC, Inquiry Learning and Primary Sources (10 items now; 20 by the end of
- the year)
Self-Direct Modules – 1 hour of content per module (6 available by the end of 2009)2:00-3:00 - Who Needs Worksheets? Web 2.0 Tools Across the Curriculum
Presenters: Brenda Price and Catherine Shiflett
3:30-4:30 - Comic Life
Presenter: Linda Oaks LindaOaks@mac.com
Program instructions/ tips
Tuesday 6/30
11:00-12:00 - Metaphors: Enhancements for Creating a 21st Century Teaching Strategy
Presenters: Vivian Johnson (Hamline Univ.) vjohnson@hamline.edu ; Cara Hagen (TIES) cara.hagen@ties.k12.mn.us
Session wiki: http://metaphorswithtechnology.wikispaces.com
3:30-4:30 – Improving Writing Across the Curriculum
Presenters: Carla Beard (Web English Teacher) and Tom Daccord (Best of History website; Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology)
http://webenglishteacher.com/necc2009
Linear, traditional, print-based writing VS. Multimodal, screen-based, (social) writing
• Add Value to Writing (authentic audience, personal connection, etc.)
• Add multi-modal writing with the linear
Standardized Assessments are still linear
Ning.com – create social network; private
Great Debate project: Ning and Wiki
Wiki has issues on the left; Issue pages have embedded video – candidates talking about an issue; Students create issue pages; analyze strengths and weaknesses of each candidate’s position
Ning page: poll questions, discussion forums, student-created videos (involves scripting, storyboarding, etc.)
Students chat, discuss, but expectations must be set for writing conventions, etc. The social interaction online is more informal.
Grading: ideally, students take the assignment in an unexpected direction, so there is no “rubric”; can grade on level of interaction, effort, initiative, creativity, etc.
Student Poetry Wiki: workshop1127.wikispaces.com
Students find a point to connect with the poem; create links (dictionary definition of a term in the poem; photo that illustrates an image, idea from the poem, etc.)
Vocab Wiki: vocabworkshop.wikispaces.com
Students create a page for each vocab word: definition, photo, sentence, connection, syn/antonym; put name by your contribution
Word editors assigned to each page, verify content; make sure each task is completed for each word
Shakespeare Wiki:
Students manage a wiki about Henry IV
Analysis of scenes, Important Quotes, Historical References; Shakespeare Bio; Video and Audio; Contemporary Adaptations; Trivia; Shakespearean Language; Movie Trailers; Rap about the Play, News Broadcast, etc.
Improving Editing Skills
Customize Spelling/Grammar Check on MS Word (can choose specific grammar items to check); limit the number of items to check so that kids can focus on targeted skills (passive voice, colloquialisms, etc.)
Can also get rid of red/ green squiggly lines so students only check for grammar/ spelling at the end
Readability Statistics: Sentences per paragraph, words per sentence, grade level, passive sentence percentages, reading ease (Use this as a guide or self-assessment)
For students w/ special needs: limiting grammar check preferences helps them focus, not become overwhelmed
To watch for specific words (Control-F) auto-find a word or phrase that students shouldn’t use or that they over-use
Double-click to open a file; check properties (find out when the file was created, edited, how many times it was edited). Then you can ask, “Why did you start your paper at 11pm last night?”
Auto-correct options – write out a comment “This sentence is too vague; include specific details”, and label it “cm1” in auto correct. Every time you type cm1, it will automatically replace it with your comment
Wednesday 7/1
12:00-1:00 - Mix & MashUp - Digital Storytelling with Resources from WGBH Boston
http://teachersdomain.org
- Teachers' Domain (website, iTunes store) - free digital media sources from public TV and other media producers
- Media clips on website; can be downloaded, saved, and some can be remixed
- State-specific standards
OER - Open Educational Resources http://oercommons.orgHeating Up! - based on Heat documentary from Frontline (global warming); student-created content, reviewed by media professionals; students submitted "pitches" for follow-up production; winning pitches received funding for production; rough-cuts available online; students learn about fair use, copyright, etc.
http://lab.wgbh.org/open-call/heating-up/rough-cuts
Frontline - episode last year called, "Growing Up Online" follow-up episode this winter called "Digital Nation"
WGBH Lab - http://lab.wgbh.org/sandbox - place for students to download, edit, remix video (rights cleared)
http://lab.wgbh.org/resources
1:30-2:30 - Totally Cool Google Tools
Tammy Worcester http://tammyworcester.com
iGoogle
Blogger
GoogleDocs
TinyURL
GoogleForms - Build survey/questionnaire/quiz in GoogleDocs; fill-in questions, multiple-choice; gives you an embed code (insert in wiki or RSchool site?)
Google Maps - send addresses to cell phone; plan driving route - drag route to different place (middle destination)
Calendar